Hi, my name is Cora. I am a beginner designer and have a few patterns published at Cora Shaw on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/designers/cora-shaw). I am married to a wonderful man. We are owned by 3 cats (Patches, Snowball & Pumpkin) as well as 3 dogs (Molly, Leo and Bear). I am dealing with End Stage Renal Failure and currently on dialysis.

Anything Knitted and Crocheted

Welcome to my blog. I hope to blog about my knitting and crocheting as well as everyday life. The patterns that I post are original and as such there is copyright on them. When they are based on another pattern there is a link to the pattern.

My husband and I adopted a beautiful dog named Leo. He is a dachshund and absolutely adorable!we adopted him on June 23, 2010 and he has become the love of our lives.

I love to share patterns that I find along the way or to talk about some of the neatest designers that are out there today, so I love to post links to the designs or the designers.

My Free Patterns-Illusion Dishcloths

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Friday, June 18, 2010

One of my favorite knit toy designers...next to Alan Dart and Jean Greenhowe.

I am in love with this knit toy designer: Anna Hrachovec aka Mochimcohi Land. Check it out: Stitch and Bitch-London. There is an article on her new book and her trip to London. You can find her on her blog, Facebook and Twitter. Knit Picks is having a contest for people to win a copy for her new book, Knitting Mochimochi Land. Below is an excerpt for the Baby Gators patterns from the book.

I am working on a couple of her designs right now. One is called Hugs + Squoze and Baby Pundits. They are very adorable. (I am using the pictures from Anna's site until I get mine knit, just need to show just how adorable they are)

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Stevie Cameron's Books on Robert "Willie" Pickton

The was her first book called the Pickton File. It was released June 3, 2007.
This is the newest book called "On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women". This books delves more into who Pickton was and how he came to be the monster that he is. Should be interesting....

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The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge

The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge - A requirement for all Knitting Scouts, the recipient must do his or her bit to present knitting in a positive light, whilst at the same time avoiding all references to “hipness”, grandmothers, and yoga.

I’m always doing my part in this arena whether it’s spoken or written like in this blog. I teach at my local community league, which was a fluke. I am involved in the Alberta Avenue Initiative and was asked to teach both knitting and crochet. I start with dishcloths as it gives the basics.

The “MacGyver” Badge (Level One) - The recipient must demonstrate clever use of a non-knitting tool in a knitting-related scenario. For instance, recipient has used paper clips as stitch markers, or successfully whittled and then utilized bamboo skewers as dpns.

I’ve used all kinds of things as stitch markers when none were available, and have found clever ways of knitting cables without cable needles using skewers.

Knit a Condom Amulet Project

Early In 2005, the general public began to hear about the crisis in HIV among women over 50. Here I am in September 2007, more than two years later, wearing one of my provocative Condom Amulets, enjoying the 69th birthday party for my friend, Bethene (her blog). Perfect setting for my art-in-the-public-interest campaign for Safe Sex. Thirty-five women there--all over 50.

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Bag-A-Holic Button

I have become a Bag-A-Holic. I can't seem to get enough of bags, whether felted, or not. I love to learn new techniques. At the bag-A-Holics yahoo group we get to learn amazing techniques while learning how to put together bags. Come join in the fun!!